Sweet Earth Flying

Sweet Earth Flying
Studio album by Marion Brown
Released	1974
Recorded	May 6 & 7, 1974 Intermedia Sound Studios, Boston
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:52
Label	Impulse! AS 9275
Producer	Ed Michel
Marion Brown chronology
Geechee Recollections (1973) Sweet Earth Flying (1974) Vista (1975)

Sweet Earth Flying is an album by American jazz saxophonist Marion Brown recorded in 1974 and released on the Impulse! label.^[1] Along with Afternoon of a Georgia Faun and Geechee Recollections, it was one of Brown's albums dedicated to the US state of Georgia.^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
Tom Hull – on the Web	B+[4]

The Allmusic review by Brian Olewnick awarded the album 4+1⁄2 stars stating "Sweet Earth Flying is arguably Marion Brown's finest work and certainly one of the underappreciated treasures of '70s jazz... Very highly recommended to open-eared jazz fans of all tastes".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Marion Brown except as indicated

1. "Sweet Earth Flying Part 1" - 3:38
2. "Sweet Earth Flying Part 3" - 5:55
3. "Sweet Earth Flying Part 4: Prince Willie" (Brown, Bill Hasson) - 5:55
4. "Sweet Earth Flying Part 5" - 5:06
5. "Eleven Light City Part 1" - 7:16
6. "Eleven Light City Part 2" - 2:08
7. "Eleven Light City Part 3" - 5:50
8. "Eleven Light City Part 4" - 3:04

Personnel

• Marion Brown — alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Muhal Richard Abrams (tracks 2–8), Paul Bley (tracks 1, 2, 5–8) — piano, electric piano, organ
• James Jefferson — bass, electric bass
• Steve McCall — drums, percussion
• Bill Hasson — percussion, narration

References